Fence-post.



PATENTED MAR. 7, 1905 S. 0. CAMPBELL.

FENCE POST.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 25. 1904.

TI nventor Joian 0. (22772}9216 7i WHTIBBBCB SOLON OWEN CAMPBELL, OFEAST PERU, 10W A, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF Patented March Y, 1905.

TO E. C. TILLEY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

FENGE-POST..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,033, dated March 7,1905.

Application filed June 25, 1904. Serial No. 214,171.

To all whom, it 71716; concern.-

Be it known that I, SoLoN OWEN CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at East Peru, in the county of Madison and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of post structures embodying theuse of a plastic body and a metallic stay embedded therein.

The essential feature of the invention resides in the peculiar form ofthe stay, whereby the same may be very advantageously embodded in thebody of the post in the operation of molding the same. The stay providedfor the post is also designed to perform the function of alightning-arrester forthe preservation of live stock, particularly whenthe post is utilized in fence structure.

Fora full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference isto be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings.

While the essential and characteristic features of the inventionaresusceptible of modilication, still the preferred embodiment of theinvention is illustrated in the accoi'npanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fencepost embodying my invention. lig. 2 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. is a perspective view of thestay, sliowil'ig the parts thereof assembled in proper position. Fig. iis a side elevation showing the application of the invention as ahitching-post. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view bringing out thecruciform or winged formation of the post. Fig. 6 is a perspective viewof the main stay-rod.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The body 1 of the post is plastic, as before premised, being made ofearthenware, burnt clay, cement, concrete, or any other substancesuitable for the purposes of the invention, and this post in generalform preferably tapers, as

shown most clearly in Fig. l. The post in transverse sectional view ispreferably cruciform, having the wings 2, however. The latter may be ofany number found desirable or best in the practical manufacture of theinvention.

The stay, which comprises the essential feature of the invention,composed of a plurality of stay bars or rods, one of the stay-bars beingembedded in each wing 2, so as to effect a greater rigidity of the poststructure and to hold the elements of the plastic material from whichthe body 1 ismadcin cmnpact solid condition. For the purposes of thedescription the stay consists of the main stay-bar 3 and a plurality ofauxiliary stay-bars 4i. The staybars are preferably made of metal andcomprise longitudinal rods which mutually reiu force one another whenembedded within the bodyl. The main stay-bar 3 is of course embedded inone of the wings 2 of the post, the

ends of said bar 3, however, projecting beyond the opposite extremity-ofthe body 1. The upper end of the stay-bar 3 is provided with a hook tobe attached to the uppermost line-wire of a fence, the lower endextending so as to be grounded. The connection of the upper end of thestay-bar 3 with tho fence admits of arrest ing the lightning, which isgrounded by the lower end of said stay-bar in a manner which will beclearly com n-ehended. The manner of securing the auxiliary stay-bars tothe main stay-bar 3 is peculiar, and for this purpose each of the bars-11 is provided at opposite extremities with a securing member in theform of a hook :3, which book projects angularly therefrom. The ends ofthe mam stay-liar ii are deflected, as shown at 6, to form a sort ofshoulder, and the hooks 5 of the stay-bars -21: are adapted to engagethe ends of the main bar 3 adjacent the deflected portion of theshoulder (5 aforesaid. The stay-bars i are of different lengths, so asto admit of ready engagement of the hooks thereof with the staybar 3without interference one with the other, and in view of the differentiallengths of the bars 45 the hooks thereof are engaged with the endportions of the bar 3 at different points, said hooks, however, lyingadjacent one an other and in contact, if desirable. The hooks 5 aredisposed in a plane about at a right angle to the bars at and are soformed as to admit of quick engagement of the bars at with the main bar3 when arranging the stay in the mold preparatory to the moldingoperation. iVhen the stay-bars are arranged in proper relation in themold, the plastic material is tamped about the same,.and when the body 1is hardened the stay will form a permanent part of the post in a mannerclearly apparent.

Hooks 7 may be embedded in the length of the body 1 of the post, so asto provide means for attaching the line-Wires of the fence thereto, andsaid hooks 7 are suitably anchored in position.

Fig. L of the drawings illustrates a hitching-post, in which structurethe upper end of the main stay-bar is looped, as shown at 8, and theextremity thereof is embedded in the body 1. A ring 9 is inserted intothe loop 8, so as to permit attachment of a hitching-strap to the post.The hitching-post is shown tapered toward its opposite ends. However,this is immaterial in the contemplation of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In afence-post, the combination of a plastic body, a stay embedded therein,said stay being composed of a main stay-bar, a plurality of auxiliarystay-bars, and engaging members projected from the ends of the auxiliarystaybars and engaging the end portions of the main stay-bar.

2. In a fence-post, the combination of a plastic body, a stay embeddedtherein, said stay being composed of a main stay-bar, a plurality ofauxiliary stay-bars, and engaging hooks projected from the ends of theauxiliary staybars and engaging the end portions of the main stay-bar.

3. In a fence-post, the combination ofa plastic body and a stay embeddedtherein, the said stay being composed of a main stay-bar having its endsprojected beyond the ends of the plastic body, a plurality of auxiliarystaybars. and hooks projected from the ends of the auxiliary stay-barsand receiving the ends of the main stay-bar.

4. in a fence-post, the combination of a plastic body, a stay arrangedtherein, said stay being composed of a main stay-bar having its endsprojected from the end portions of the plastic body, a plurality ofauxiliary staybars, and hooks projected angularly from the ends of theauxiliary stay-bars and receiving the ends of the main stay-bar adjacentthe projected portions thereof.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHAs. TILP, A. B. VINEs.

